Improved liniment



UNITED STATES,

B. MARSTELLER, or WOLF CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 47,6 5.3,datcd May 9, 1865,

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, B. MARSTELLER, of Wolf Creek, in the county of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Liniment; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to fully understand and make use of the same. I V

This invention relates to a composition which has a superior healing effect on, wounds or bruises caused with sharp instruments, or by blows or other means. y

It is composed of alcohol, tincture of wild indigo, tincture of American ipecacuanha, or

Indianphysic, tincture of the inner bark of white elder, tincture of opium, oil of sassafras, oil of hemlock, oil of red cedar, spirits of turpentine, capsicum, gum-oamphor and these ingredients are mixed together in about the following proportions: alcohol, (ninety-eight per cent.,) one quart; tincture of wild indigo, one ounce; tincture ofAmerican ipecacuanha, or Indian physio, one ounce; tincture of inner bark of white elder, one ounce, tincture of opium, one-half ounce;oil of sassafras, one ounce; oil of hemlock, one-half ounce; oil of red cedar, One-half ounce; spirits of turpentine, one-hal PATENT 2 OFFICE;

IMPROVED LIINIMENT.

or bym ounce, capsicum, one-half ounce, gum can1 phor, one-half ounce-l i y The tinctureswhich I use are all prepared, with ninety-eight per cent. alcohol, and th several ingredients are poured into a vial, (the gum-camphorand capsicum having firstbee dissolved in the alcohol,) and the whole is well mixed. It can beused immediately, an maybe applied direct to the wound or bruise,

eans of a rag or sponge saturate therewith. h i a The healing efl'ect of this liniment is superior v y to anything heretofore made, and when once i 1 known it will prove to be of immense value for our soldiers inthe army, and also for ever body who "is exposed to being bruised or wounded in some way. In fact, my liniment, when kept constantly on hand in every family, will savemuch pain and uneasiness. I 1 1 Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The within-described composition for alini- I ment made in the manner set forth.

I MARSTELLER, y

Witnesses: I

ISAAC GILLETT, SAMUEL 0. Hin s. 

